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Cheque Layout Editor

How to Create Cheque Layout

Help article · Updated Jul 2026

A layout defines where each field prints on your cheque. Create one per cheque design.

Your scanned cheque (background) Payee Amount in words ₹ Amount Date Drag each field (●) to line it up with your cheque, then Save
Drag-and-drop each field over a scan of your real cheque for a pixel-perfect layout.

Create a layout

  1. Open Cheque LayoutsNew Layout, give it a name (e.g. “HDFC Savings CTS”), and click Create & Edit Layout.
  2. In Upload Cheque Image, upload a scan/photo of your cheque and crop it — this becomes the background you align against.
  3. In Add/Remove Particulars, tick the fields you want (Date, Payee, Amount, Amount in words, A/C Payee, etc.).
  4. On the canvas, click a field to select it and drag it into position (arrow keys nudge 1px). Set its font, size and style.
  5. Click Save.
Shortcut: Click Import Cheque Layouts to copy a ready-made system layout into your account, then tweak it.

Next: set the date format and fine-tune with margins.

See it in the app

The cheque layout editor — drag each field onto a scan of your cheque.
The cheque layout editor — drag each field onto a scan of your cheque.

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